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Red 'n Ready
Since moving into our house last fall, we have yet to open all of our boxes. Some of these boxes have been moved at least twice without being opened. Most of these are stored in our spare room but as it's being turned into a nursery, they need to be dealt with one way or another. Being as this weekend was about 1,500 degrees (celcius), we took refuge in our air conditioned oasis to do productive indoor things.
What to keep? What to change?
I am bringing home my mothers 10' by 11' "O" layout. We have the 3/4" plywood table partially set up again. She had foam roadbed right on top of the plywood. I have scraped the plywood but there is still glue, bits of foam... This is 1940's Lionel and it is loud. I would like to cut down on the noise level. I am thinking to cover the whole table with glued down homasote and then worry about roadbed over the top. Any thoughts?
Favorite soldering products
With all the various types/brands of solder, flux and cleaning products available, what are peoples favorite brands of each? Please discuss but differentiate between soldering track and electrical connections from soldering brass models and locomotives. Or any other situation in which you had to resort to solder...
If you want to include comments on specific soldering tools you have come to know and love, please add commentary on this too. I have a resistance soldering unit I have yet to learn how to use correctly so...
Loco ratings
I am sure everyone has an opinion and it's all subjective and debatable, but how would you rate manufacturers of locomotives (DCC/Sound). What would be your top three in terms of quality and reliability?
Quincy and Torch Lake RR - remains
This isn't related to the RGS, but it's a cool narrow gauge railroad in Michigan copper mining country, and there's a lot of remains. Photos and a few details in my blog:
http://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2015/07/not-rgs-but-interesting-ng-stuff-quinc...
Shoving platforms at HIP
Some photos of one of the shoving platforms used at Highland Industrial Park. This one is a Bluford Transfer Caboose weathered by a good friend Seven Williams but it is currently out of action with a faulty truck
Since it has been weathered the screw hold the one truck on doesn't want to go back in square.
The shoving platforms are used due to the limited view round the sharp curve as the train is pushed under the Hw17 bridge from the yard.
RUSTING car SKELETON...SKELETON...Abandoned, Built up in N, HO, S and O scale(s)
These old time vehicles have seen better days ! They sit rusting out and left for dead
they come assembled and ready for the layout.....perfect beside an old tree, in the backwoods, in a junkyard / scrapyard, abandoned beside a building or trackside.......GREAT CHARACTER !!!
Mounting NWSL repower motor into Mantua 4-6-2
I am repowering a Mantua 4-6-2 (solid boiler) with NWSL kit and motor. Its not clear in the instructions (link below) how & where the motor is to be mounted. The new motor and old motor frame are pictured in the attached photo. It seems like the motor might be glued to the inner top of the frame with the motor axle & worm gear coming in at an angle to the gear on the drive axle. The instructions indicate keeping the motor axle "parallel" but I do not see how that could be, not without creating a new base for the motor to sit on. I cou
3D Printing of an Interlocking tower - need advice and/or suggestions
I am attempting to create a 3D printed model of an Interlocking in my home town of Vandalia, Illinois. It watched over the crossing of the Illinois Central and the Pennsylvania railroad back in the day. This crossing is going to be part of the signature scene on my model railroad. I thought about trying to scratch build it, but wanted to give 3D printing a try as its the up and coming thing.
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